Hasta La Gadget!

I think it’s safe to say at this point that Microsoft has a bona fide hit on its hands with the Kinect. The hands-free motion controller surpassed 2.5 million units in its first month, thanks to a last minute rush of pre-holiday Black Friday sales. Microsoft hit that number in 25 days.

“We are thrilled about the consumer response to Kinect, and are working hard with our retail and manufacturing partners to expedite production and shipments of Kinect to restock shelves as fast as possible to keep up with demand,” Microsoft exec Don Mattrick said in a statement. “With sales already exceeding two and a half million units in just 25 days, we are on pace to reach our forecast of 5 million units sold to consumers this holiday.”

At present, the Xbox 360 controller is available through 60,000 plus retailers in 38 countries. Retailers like Target have called the device a “top performer,” committing themselves to keeping the device available through the holiday